Month: September 2011

The book was dog-eared and somewhat tatty round the edges, its fine leather cover battered and creased from having been stuffed into small cases. The dark material gave no clues to the secrets that might be contained within its pages. Unlined sheets of creamy paper, the odd one turned over at the corner. Just a book; unremarkable, unexceptional. And unnoticed. Until now. In silence the pages were turned. In silence…

Oh sod it. Make your own star signs this month. I am taking a well-earned break. You require a 6 sided die. Take one section at a time, roll the die to create your own astrological chart for September. A1. 1. Mercury has moved into ascension with Venus in retrograde thus ensuring ……… 2. Venus is moving into conjunction with Mars resulting in ……. 3. Jupiter’s influence on the tidal…

Inspired by a conversation I had with a friend at the convention, turns out the SHADO mobiles are amphibious, i never figured that, even as the front is shaped as a boat. Any how this is a Mobile, emerging from the ocean, during a storm. Braving The Elements – Chris Thompson

‘The Things We Never Say’ is a very painful story to read, especially for those readers who like to see our much-loved Commander Straker as the dashing and perfect hero. It’s a companion story to the article ‘Mary’s Place, or Who is to Blame’ and as such takes the reader into a world that has a flawed Commander at its helm. The story, which is a brief ‘One Hour’ account,…

Sub-Smash I was going to continue my exploration of Ed Straker by working through the episodes. However, the wiki ‘Time line of UFO’ continues to develop and some episodes still need to be slotted into place. So, as there is a strong ‘Sub-Smash’ theme to this issue of the Herald, I thought it would be appropriate to take a detailed look at the one episode where we see the Commander…

September brings you one of our richest issues so far and a few additions to this broadsheet: After the grand finale of Spyder’s “Clouds and Shadows” in our last issue, I am very satisfied to announce her new serial “Circles“. The two are by the way not connected, in case some among you wonder. As before, a riveting storyline, realistic characters, excellent dialogue and romantic relationships are the outstanding qualities…

The UFO panel at Dragon*Con 2011 was great! And well attended, I think there may have been 60 or so people there. Alec Peters of Propworx joined me on the panel and was a great addition to the proceedings. After a power point presentation on the original series and some rare behind the scenes photos, Matthew Gratzner (upcoming UFO film Producer and Director) phoned in to update us on how…

Comes around just once each year, Creates a stunning atmosphere. A heated party, beginning till end, The place to be is SHADOland. A birthday is seldom, a serious occasion, Try not to take it, like the d-day invasion. Laughter and jokes are within sight, Stock up on both, all through the night. Straker’s birthday, they all wish to join, Nina barbeques delicious sirloin. Do not upset her, or she’ll burn…

Chapter 3 The journey back was a quiet one. For some unknown reason, Gordon didn’t voice his suspicions to his brother regarding the accident. His fingers were closed around the rough end of the object sitting in his pocket, yet Gordon stayed quiet. He was sure Virgil wouldn’t believe him. After all, it wasn’t as if either he or Scott had seen anything, and Gordon was already ashamed of how…

The Spectrum Helicopter settled gently beside the wreckage pin-pointed by Rhapsody Angel. Captain Ochre winced when he saw the gaping hole punched out by the explosion. Captain Grey had already seen it and pulled down his cap microphone. “Captain Grey to Cloudbase,” he began. “We have located Spectrum Helicopter. It looks as if they were forced down by engine failure. No signs of life, so far. Will call again when…